Blast hits Shiite mosque in Pakistan

At least four killed in eastern city of Lahore

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A bombing at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday killed at least four people and injured others, officials said.

A witness said a man carrying a briefcase tried to enter the Husainia Hall mosque in the ancient walled part of the city during evening prayers but was blocked by security guards. He then detonated a bomb in the briefcase.

"Our two security guards were martyred and the suicide bomber was killed," said witness Sajjad Bhutta.

Punjab province Home Secretary Hassan Waseem was quoted as saying by the state news agency that four people were killed and others injured.

Private Geo television network said six injured were taken to hospital.

The bomb went off at the mosque at 5:40 p.m. after prayers, said Raja Basharat Illahi, the province's law minister. Dozens of people were inside the mosque when the blast went off, police said.